Franz Josef Glacier Guides is owned by Ngāi Tahu Tourism and has exclusive guiding rights on the glacier. It’s highly advisable to allow a reserve day or two when booking a trip.

Franz Josef Glacier is the most accessible of the Southern Alps’ 3,000 glaciers, and a guided hike across its icy, crevasse-ridden surface offers a front-row seat to the sublime beauty of the ...

This Feb. 7, 2016 photo shows the Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand. The Fox and Franz Josef glaciers have been melting at such a rapid rate that it has become too dangerous for tourists to hike ...

From snout of Franz Josef Glacier, Longitudinal crevasses where valley widens, transverse crevasses beyond where valley steepens, 2007. Credit: Getty Images ...

Back to top The Franz Josef Glacier: receding or advancing? The first task was for Mike B. and Ellen to determine if our glacier is advancing or receding.